U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln will visit Washington Elementary on Monday,
October 4 at 2:00 p.m. Senator Lincoln will learn about the school's Farm
to School program and other wellness programs taking place at the school.
These programs will include the development of a school community garden and
our after school program titled Creative Cats.

Creative Cats is a
partnership with the Washington P.T.O. and Fayetteville Boys and Girls Club. Some of the course offerings for Creative Cats are a Healthy Choices
Cooking Class and a Yoga class.

192 students from Fayetteville High School have been named AP Scholars by College Board's Advanced Placement program in reocgnition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams. 85 were named Scholars, 45 Scholars with Honor, 62 Scholars with Distinction and 12 were National Scholars.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement
based on students' performance on AP Exams.At Fayetteville High School, twelve students qualified for
the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average score of 4 or higher on a
five point scale on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or
more of these exams.These
students are: Mathias Bellaiche, Sue Breden, Pete Brooks, Benjamin Caffrey,
Benjamin Costrell, Rose Courteau, Zoe Curlee-Strauss, Kate Ivey, Yibo Jia,
Christopher Tucker, Annie Wang and California Wang.

The PSAT exam will be given at FHS on October 13. Final sign-up to take this exam will be held on Monday, September 20 from 7:45 til 8:15 am and 12:08 to 12:54 pm in the Bulldog Lobby. The cost to take the exam is $20.

The Fayetteville High School senior class will hold a sign dedication on Friday, September 17 at 6: 45 pm at Harmon Field to honor Forrest Turner and Beau Spencer. All seniors are being asked to participate in this event, and t-shirts are being sold for $10 to wear to the event. Proceeds from the t-shirt sales will be used to help pay for the sign and to donate to the foundations created to honor the two students.

Watch
this video to see how the transformation of Fayetteville High School will take place if the
community supports the millage vote on September 21. (Thanks to Aricka
Lewis, FHS student in Ms. Peggy James' Advanced TV Class for narrating
the video sequence.)

The 2010 inductees to the Fayetteville Schools Hall of Honor are Dennis
Kelly (FHS Class of '75), Dr. Peter Jenkins (FHS Class of '58), and
Judy Gregson Schwab (former educator). The induction ceremony will be
on Thursday, October 7 at the Fayetteville Town Center. Get your
tickets by calling 527-3655. Don't miss this great event as we honor
our heroes!

From September 7 thru September 24, Fayetteville High School
is participating in the Teen Cancer Challenge. We will be competing against
Bentonville High School to see who can raise the most money for teens affected
by cancer.

We are asking everyone at FHS and in Fayetteville to donate
and support this important cause. Visit the Teen Cancer Challenge website at

The
Fayetteville High School Dance Team will be hosting a Lil' Dawg Dance
Clinic on Saturday, September 11th in the FHS Bulldog gym from 1:00 -
3:30pm. Participants will perform prior to the first home football
game on Friday, September 17th. The cost is
$35.00 and participants will receive a t-shirt and ribbon. Check for
registration forms in your child's take home folder, in your elementary
school office, or e-mail becky.williams@fayar.net for a registration
form.